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繕
Kanji meaning "darning, repair, mend"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1736
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 3
RTK
KLC Volume 6
TMW Debut Idol
18 strokes
Meanings
darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust
On'yomi
ゼン
Kun'yomi
つくろ.う
Stroke order
(18 strokes)
Composed of
糸
thread
radical
善
virtuous
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
KanjiVG
(
CC BY-SA 3.0
)
Reading usage
つくろ
11 (46%)
ぜん
8 (33%)
づくろ
3 (13%)
つくろい
1 (4%)
のぼる
1 (4%)
取
(
と
)
り
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to keep up (appearances)
#6987
見
(
み
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to choose (something) at one's discretion
#14775
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to mend
#21763
言
(
い
)
い
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)
#35754
繕
(
つくろ
)
い
mending
#48749
取
(
とり
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to keep up (appearances)
#165251
言
(
いい
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)
#468698
繕
(
つくろ
)
い
立
(
た
)
てる
to put up a good front
#468698
垣
(
かき
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
springtime repairing of fences after winter damage
#468698
金
(
きん
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
い
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
#468698
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Most common words using this kanji
取
(
と
)
り
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to keep up (appearances)
#6987
見
(
み
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to choose (something) at one's discretion
#14775
修
(
しゅう
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
repair
#17715
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to mend
#21763
言
(
い
)
い
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)
#35754
繕
(
つくろ
)
い
mending
#48749
身
(
み
)
繕
(
づくろ
)
い
dressing oneself
#56467
修
(
しゅう
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
費
(
ひ
)
cost of repairs
#58020
毛
(
け
)
繕
(
づくろ
)
い
grooming oneself (esp. animals)
#58909
修
(
しゅう
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
中
(
ちゅう
)
in the process of being repaired
#123825
羽
(
は
)
繕
(
づくろ
)
い
preening
#162733
取
(
とり
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to keep up (appearances)
#165251
営
(
えい
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
maintenance and repair
#178581
繕
(
のぼる
)
Noboru
#227937
修
(
しゅう
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
積
(
つみ
)
立
(
たて
)
金
(
きん
)
maintenance fee (in an apartment building)
#277446
修
(
しゅう
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
工
(
こう
)
repair man
#385829
修
(
しゅう
)
繕
(
ぜん
)
工
(
こう
)
場
(
じょう
)
repair shop
#398255
繕
(
つくろい
)
草
(
ぐさ
)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
#468698
修繕積
(
しゅうぜんつ
)
み
立
(
た
)
て
金
(
きん
)
maintenance fee (in an apartment building)
#468698
言
(
いい
)
繕
(
つくろ
)
う
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.)
#468698
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